I decided, instead, to drive -- and to make a road trip of it. I'm driving up the Blue Ridge Mountain expressway, sightseeing in DC, Gettysburg, and Hershey PA, then stopping in NY Amish country, overnighting in Canadaigua, then Rochester. It will be 4 days instead of 4 hours, but it will be a fun 4 days.
Screw the TSA.
(btw....I loved your Web Developer thing! I sent it to my brother, who does web developing. He says, "I'm jealous...I wish my clients were that articulate" *snort*)